'Athenaise,' by Kate Chopin 英语短篇小说:《Athenaise》 by 凯特肖邦 Our story today is called Athenaise. It was written by Kate Chopin. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. Athenaise went away one morning to visit her parents, ten miles b

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A Larger Than Life Hero: 'Pecos Bill' Today we tell a traditional American story called a tall tale. A tall tale is a story about a person who is larger than life. The descriptions in the story are exaggerated much greater than in real life. Long ago

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俚语和谚语是英语学习中的一大绊脚石。我们不明白这些俗语的含义,是因为我们和英语国家的文化背景不同。如果能在汉语中为这些俗语找到对应的说法,问题就解决了。我们向你介绍一些

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Chapter 13 - Nikolai and Ilyn ride to Boguchrovo On the seventeenth of August Rostov and Ilyin, accompanied by Lavrushka who had just returned from captivity and by an hussar orderly, left their quarters at Yankovo, ten miles from Bogucharovo, and we

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It all started in the bathroom in the back of the bookstore in Florinna, Alabama, the store owner Mrs. Horne gesturing magnificently at the blank wall and talking about Arabian stallions, and the mural painter, Lucy, backed up against the toilet, nod

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I'm Alex Hua Tian, an Olympic Chinese event rider, and I train and live in Britain. I've been in school in the UK since I was 11 years old. And now I'm based here full time, training for 2012. Although I live in the countryside, I love the hustle and

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Crazy Horse Was Chief of the Lakota, a Warrior and a Holy ManBy Barbara Dash Broadcast: Sunday, November 12, 2006 VOICE ONE: I'm Phoebe Zimmermann. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember w

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2016美国总统选举的初选正在如火如荼的进行中,各种政治术语也在媒体上泛滥成灾。如果你关注美国大选,就会发现下面这12个用语在各种报道中出现的频率很高,赶快学起来吧~~~~ 1. flip flo

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飞狐外传 Other Tales of the Flying Fox 雪山飞狐 Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain 连城诀 A Deadly Secret 天龙八部 Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 射雕英雄传 The Legend of the Condor Heroes 白马啸西风 Swordswoman Riding West on White Hor

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1 Be in the air 将要发生的事情The feeling or idea that something new is about to happen or is going to change. Example: From the arguments going on at the meeting, it seems that a change in policy is in the air. 2 Clear the air 消除误会To

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1. 创记录e.g. had broken or chalked up 495 world records.也可以说: produce a total of 495 world records. set(up)/create/establish/make a new record. 2. 刷新记录rewrite/renew/better/improve the world/ones own record3. 其它e.g. equal

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1. flip flopper 改变立场的人,政策骑墙派 flip-flop是平底人字拖,但flip flopper这个词却与拖鞋没有任何关系,而是指骑墙派,反复无常者,改变立场的人。在表示翻转、突然转变意义时,flip-flo

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听歌学英语:1 2 3 4(Feist) 在Apple IPOD Nano最新的广告中,一个略带沙哑的女声唱着one two three four....,这首歌的名字就叫做《1234》,演唱者的是来自加拿大的创作型女歌手Feist,《1 2 3 4》这首歌起

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中国有句老话:坦白从宽,抗拒从严。英语中,坦白从宽相应的俚语表达为cop a plea。 Cop a plea首见于上个世纪40年代。有种说法认为,cop源于拉丁语capere(抓住),在俚语中,cop(抓住、赢得)

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Zebra Beach House,2005年成立的双人乐队,风格为dream-pop和indie rock。这首Zebra,是今年Spin杂志做的一次让歌手们自己选择favorite song的调查中,Vampire Weekend乐队主唱Ezra Koenig选择的自己最喜欢的歌。

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奥运年的8月,比平常的8月更火热里约奥运会终于开幕啦!目前比赛正在紧张的进行中,约朋友一起在家里、酒吧里看赛可以说是国际通用的传统,即使平时没话说的两个人,只要爱看赛,还是

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文本: DIAZ: Come on, baby, go! Yeah! Yeah! Arrrrr!Stupid horse! I'll chop your head off! Grrrrr...Who is this dickhead? TOMMY: Tommy Vercetti. You remember me. DIAZ: Excuse me. I'm a little anxious. Never trust a goddamn horse! You do a good job

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Work一词,想必大家都很熟悉啦,但是对于work的用法和词组搭配,你又知道多少呢?今天我们就来学习一些含有work的英文表达。 1. dirty work 必须要做的但很无聊或很难的工作;吃力不讨好的工

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1.beats me我不知道 Beats me. We havent learned that. 我不知道。我们还没学过那个。 2.beat it走开 Beat it! Im busy right now. 走开!我现在正忙着。 3.beat a dead horse白费口舌,白费力气 Ive already made up my mind. T

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口语:不要再费口舌了! 想象一下,拿棍子去打已经咽气了的马(to beat a dead horse)会是什么意思?在论坛上看到了如下猜测:1)棒打落水狗;2)落井下石;3)死马当活马医。呵呵,很有道

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